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title: "Use Your First MCP Server"
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## Quick Start Guide

Use your MCP server in OpenAI Playground (for free) in 2 simple steps.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Choose Your MCP Server">
    Go to [OpenAI Playground](https://platform.openai.com/chat/edit?models=gpt-4.1), then navigate to **Tools** → **Add** → **MCP Server**.
    
    ![Choose MCP Server](/images/knowledge-base/onboarding/step1_choose_mcp_server.png)
    
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure MCP Server">
    Enter your server configuration details and connect.
    
    ![Configure MCP Server](/images/knowledge-base/onboarding/step2_config_mcp_Server.png)

    <Note>
    You can go to [Klavis Dashboard](https://www.klavis.ai/home) → **MCP Server** → **Manage Instances** to get your server URL if you forgot.
    
    ![Klavis Manage Instances](/images/knowledge-base/onboarding/klavis_manage_instances.png)
    </Note>
    
  </Step>
</Steps>

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<Check>**Congratulations!** You've successfully used your first MCP server.</Check>

## What You Can Do with Gmail MCP Server

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  <Card title="Read Emails" icon="envelope-open">
    Fetch and analyze your latest emails with AI assistance
  </Card>
  <Card title="Send Emails" icon="paper-plane">
    Compose and send emails through AI agents
  </Card>
  <Card title="Search Emails" icon="magnifying-glass">
    Find specific emails using natural language queries
  </Card>
  <Card title="Manage Labels" icon="tags">
    Organize emails with labels and folders automatically
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
